SpaceX launches NRO satellites
Posted: Sat, Oct 26, 2024, 8:06 AM ET (1206 GMT)
SpaceX launched another set of satellites Thursday for an NRO constellation. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 1:13 pm EDT (1717 GMT) on the NROL-167 mission. The launch carried a fourth batch of satellites developed by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for an NRO proliferated constellation designed to track ground targets in near real time. Neither SpaceX nor the NRO disclosed the number of satellites on the launch.
SpaceX launched another set of satellites Thursday for an NRO constellation. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 1:13 pm EDT (1717 GMT) on the NROL-167 mission. The launch carried a fourth batch of satellites developed by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for an NRO proliferated constellation designed to track ground targets in near real time. Neither SpaceX nor the NRO disclosed the number of satellites on the launch.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
|
|
news links
|
|
Monday, June 1
SpaceX IPO: Retail Investors Say They're Worried About Sky-High Valuation
Business Insider — 1:27 am ET (0527 GMT) Elon Musk’s plans for SpaceX depend on Starship and AI
The Hill — 1:27 am ET (0527 GMT) Space race: Why Portugal is reaching for the stars
Deutsche Welle — 1:21 am ET (0521 GMT) ‘Crucial juncture for space missions’
The Hans India — 1:20 am ET (0520 GMT) NASA’s Moon Base plans put Huntsville at center of lunar future
Yellowhammer News — 1:17 am ET (0517 GMT) |
